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My love grows wide and shallow in an effort to spread my losses.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Wide
Losing
Loss
Effort
Grows
Love
Losses
Shallow
Spread

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